Hide and Show Contents on Samsung Galaxy S5 Using Private Mode Enable and Disable Private mode (Marshmallow) vs Hide contents with Private mode (Marshmallow) vs View and Remove items from Private mode (Marshmallow) ... and 4 more
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- 1 Samsung's most powerful for 2014 has arrived! Samsung Galaxy S5 is packed with one of the most powerful processor, camera and health features. We have all the tutorials, instructions and tips on how to get the most out of your phone on this Category:All About Samsung Galaxy S5.
- 2 Questions and Answers
- 2.1 Moving items from memory card from private mode would they still be visible if you take memory card out and put it in another device?
- 2.2 Can you help? Hello. I used the back to factory settings option on my Samsung Galaxy S5. I was told that none of my pictures would get deleted and private pictures, but they all got deleted and I had some very important picture-documents on my private pictures.
- 2.3 I think my husband put a software on my phone to track me?
- 2.4 There is an unidentifiable icon on my daughter's phone. Can you help?
- 2.5 View old files saved privately on new phone?
- 2.6 WHEN I TRY TO HIDE MY CALLER ID THEN I AM NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY CALLS. HOW DO I CANCEL THIS?
- 2.7 Hi there I've got an S4, how do I unhide contents?
- 2.8 How to find the "private" folder when transferring files over to a computer if it is not activated?
- 2.9 I can't locate my apps icon on the extreme right hand side of my favorites bar?
- 2.10 How to free up space on Samsung Galaxy 5?
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Samsung's most powerful for 2014 has arrived! Samsung Galaxy S5 is packed with one of the most powerful processor, camera and health features. We have all the tutorials, instructions and tips on how to get the most out of your phone on this Category:All About Samsung Galaxy S5.
You can hide items on your Samsung Galaxy S5 to protect contents against access from unauthorized persons. Once you have Set Samsung Galaxy S5 Into Private Mode, you can now start hiding files on your device. Disabling Private mode will hide the items selected, while Private mode is enabled. Private mode is also disabled whenever the phone is turned off.
Method 1: Enable and Disable Private mode (Marshmallow)
- 1From the home screen, tap "Apps".
- 2While on the Apps screen, tap "Settings".
- 3Tap the first result.Inside Settings, search for "Private mode".
- 4To enable Private mode, tap the switch in the upper right corner.
- 5For the purpose of this article, we used Pin as our unlock method.You'll now be prompted to enter your pattern, password, pin or fingerprint.
- 6This indicates that Private mode is enabled.Once you've entered and confirmed your unlock method, the switch in the upper right corner will be green.
Method 2: Hide contents with Private mode (Marshmallow)
- 1Tap and hold an image, then select any remaining images you wish to hide.To select items to hide, navigate to your Photo Gallery and tap an album.
- 2From the dropdown menu, tap "Move to private".Once your images are selected, tap the three-dot menu in the upper right corner.
- 3Go to settings, then Private mode once again.Now that you've moved items to private, it's time to turn Private mode off.
- 4Now any files that you made private will not be visible on the device until Private mode is switched back on.Inside Private mode, tap the switch in the upper right corner to turn it off.
Method 3: View and Remove items from Private mode (Marshmallow)
- 1Ensure that Private mode is enabled.
Method 4: Enable and Disable Private mode (Kitkat)
Enabling and disabling Private mode plays a vital role in hiding and showing any selected content. To enable or disable Private mode, follow these procedures.
- 1Go to your device's Home screen.
- You can go to the Home screen by pressing the Home key once or by tapping the Back keys for a few times.
- 2The Apps icon will take you to the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy S5.From the Home screen get to the Apps icon located on the extreme right portion of the Favourites bar.
- 3Private mode supports these applications:From the list of applications icon on your device, select the application that is supported by Private mode.
- 4On settings, scroll up and look for Private mode or the Personalisation options.
- 5You will be taken to the Private mode page.Tap on the Private mode under Personalisation.
- 6On Private mode page, tap on the switch button on the upper-right part of the phone's screen.
- Switching the button to the left turns Private mode off.
- Switching the button to the right turns Private mode on.
- It is important to note that when Private mode is turned on, all hidden applications will be shown. When Private mode is turned off, all hidden applications will not be shown on your device.
Method 5: Hide contents with Private mode (Kitkat)
To be able to hide files (music files, video files, photos, and others) on your device, follow these procedures:
- 1Go to your device's Home screen.
- You can go to the Home screen by pressing the Home key once or by tapping the Back keys for a few times.
- 2The Apps icon will take you to the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy S5.[File:Walakobay_how to set Samsung Galaxy S5 into Private Mode Picture 2b.png|left]]From the Home screen get to the Apps icon located on the extreme right portion of the Favourites bar.
- 3Private mode supports these applications:From the list of applications icon on your device, select the application that is supported by Private mode.
- Gallery - you can choose music files, screenshots, video files and photos taken on your Samsung Galaxy S5.
- Video - you can choose the video files on the Video app.
- Music - you can choose the music files on the Music app.
- Voice recorder - you can choose the recorded audios on the Voice Recorder app.
- My Files - you can choose the files and data on this pre-installed file explorer.
- 4Tap on the Gallery icon to open your device's gallery.For this example, choose Gallery.
- 5You can repeat this step until all items that you want to hide are selected (with a green check mark).Gallery will now show the list of items on it, tap and hold the file that you want to hide and keep private.
- 6Once items are selected, tap on the More button located on the upper-right part of your phone's screen.
- 7These selected items will now be part of the Private mode items. When Set Samsung Galaxy S5 Into Private Mode, these items will not be shown on the Gallery.From the list of options from More, tap on Move to Private.
- 8Items will now be shown with the Private mode icon, this means that the items are now on the Private mode.
- 9When you disable the Private mode, these items will no longer be shown on your Samsung Galaxy S5.You have successfully learned how to set items into Private mode.
Method 6: Remove items from Private mode (Kitkat)
When removed from Private mode, items can now be viewed on your phone whether Private mode is enabled or disabled. If you want to remove items from Private mode on your phone, follow these procedures:
- 1
- 2Go to your device's Home screen.
- You can go to the Home screen by pressing the Home key once or by tapping the Back keys for a few times.
- 3The Apps icon will take you to the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy S5.[File:Walakobay_how to set Samsung Galaxy S5 into Private Mode Picture 2b.png|left]]From the Home screen get to the Apps icon located on the extreme right portion of the Favourites bar.
- 4For this example, choose GalleryFrom the list of applications icon on your device, select the application where the item that you want to unhide is located.
- 5Tap on the Gallery icon to open your device's gallery.For this example, choose Gallery.
- 6You will now see the items on your Gallery including the items that are hidden from your phone.
- 7Tap and hold the items that you want to remove from Private mode.
- 8Tap on the More button located on the upper-right part of your phone's screen.
- 9The selected items will no longer be hidden from your phone.From the list of options from More, tap on Remove from Private.
- 10These items can now be viewed regardless if Private mode is enabled on disabled.You have successfully learned how to remove items from Private mode.
Method 7: View all files made private (Kitkat)
If you want to view all of the items being protected by Private mode, you can go to the My files to see them. Follow these procedures to do that:
- 1Go to your device's Home screen.
- You can go to the Home screen by pressing the Home key once or by tapping the Back keys for a few times.
- 2The Apps icon will take you to the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy S5.[File:Walakobay_how to set Samsung Galaxy S5 into Private Mode Picture 2b.png|left]]From the Home screen get to the Apps icon located on the extreme right portion of the Favourites bar.
- 3From the list of applications icon on your device, select My Files by tapping on it.[File:Walakobay_how to set Samsung Galaxy S5 into Private Mode Picture 8c.png|left]]
- 4Under Local Storage, tap on the Private icon.[File:Walakobay_how to set Samsung Galaxy S5 into Private Mode Picture 9.png|left]]
- 5You will now be taken to a page where all of the hidden files by Private Mode are shown.[File:Walakobay_how to set Samsung Galaxy S5 into Private Mode Picture 10.png|left]]
- 6You have successfully learned how to view files hidden by Private mode.
Questions and Answers
Moving items from memory card from private mode would they still be visible if you take memory card out and put it in another device?
Does memory card hide files in privatemode
They are found under .hide when you mark them to private. Once you do that even if you save to the SD card, it will still be in the .hide of internal memory. If you wish to save these files, then connect your phone to the PC and transfer them.
Can you help? Hello. I used the back to factory settings option on my Samsung Galaxy S5. I was told that none of my pictures would get deleted and private pictures, but they all got deleted and I had some very important picture-documents on my private pictures.
Hello. I used the back to factory settings option on my Samsung Galaxy S5. I was told that none of my pictures would get deleted and private pictures, but they all got deleted and I had some very important picture-documents on my private pictures.
Firstly, check your microSD card for any missing files. You can use any file manager for that like X-plore. Factory resetting will not delete anything from your microSD card. Also, if you previously backed up your contents on your computer, use the program that you have resorted to to restore your contents. The most popular program for S5 models that you can launch can be Kies or Smart Switch. Both can restore your manual back up.
If the data was extremely important, then you should switch off your smartphone immediately and ship it to SalvageData. SalvageData, or any other data recovery service, will do its best to extract information from your formatted smartphone. You can submit your case right on the Web site to get your quotation.
I think my husband put a software on my phone to track me?
I think my husband put a software or an app on my phone to track my location and/or who I am calling and/or texting which websites I visit, etc. How can I find out if he has?
This is not an easy task, as modern application tend to mask themselves quite well. There are some oblique signs though:
- poor voice call quality with some strange beeps and noise on the background;
- the battery has been draining considerably faster than before;
- random reboots;
- check your Internet data: you can use your carrier web site for that or visit the carrier office; examine all of the addressed IPs or addresses. You can use https://www.easywhois.com/ for IP addresses (enter the IP and select "IP address lookup" from the drop-down menu). Visit every suspicious web site that you probably have not visited;
- hotter or slower phone than usual;
- install and run anti-spyware programs, for example, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antispycell.free.
There is an unidentifiable icon on my daughter's phone. Can you help?
My daughter has an icon on her phone in the upper-left corner. She claims that she don't know what it is and that it just appeared. I believe it's one of those apps that you use to hide messages and pictures and such. It looks like a tag with a key.
This is a T-Mobile icon.
- 1You can disable alerts by pressing the home button.
- 2Disable WiFi and stay on the mobile data connection.
- 3Tap on the "Apps".
- 4Tap on T-Mobile My Account.
- 5Press the menu button at the bottom of the device.
- 6Tap on "Options" that will pop up on the screen.
- 7Uncheck all of the notifications.
- 8The icon will disappear.Tap on "Save".
- 9If that did not help, press the home button again.
- 10Tap on "Apps".
- 11Tap on "Settings".
- 12Tap on "Applications".
- 13Tap on "Application Manager".
- 14Swipe the screen to "ALL".
- 15Tap T-Mobile My Account.
- 16Uncheck "Show notifications".
View old files saved privately on new phone?
I had to send my S5 in for repair, how can I view the files on my SD card that I had moved to the private mode on my old S5, I can see 5GB of files but can't view any of them
Basically, you can't. Otherwise, it would defeat the purpose of Private Mode because anyone could use your SD card. It saves to internal memory and even when you move it to the SD card, it reverts or saves as encrypted. Maybe running a crack program would open the files but that could damage the rest of the files on your SD card.
WHEN I TRY TO HIDE MY CALLER ID THEN I AM NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY CALLS. HOW DO I CANCEL THIS?
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CALLS IF I HIDE MY CALLER ID. IT SAYS CONDITIONAL FORWARDING ON
Samsung Support has created a tutorial on how to hide your caller i.d.. It will only work for making calls and not for SMS. Additionally, some countries and carriers do not allow you to hide your caller i.d. If this is your case, then you can consider using a third party app to make calls and mask your identity. However, if the person you are contacting has an app like True Caller enabled then your identity will show up for them even if you try to mask the call. Your number also might show on their actual hard copy cellphone bill if they request to itemize.
Hi there I've got an S4, how do I unhide contents?
Hi there I've got an S4, how do I unhide contents
Whether you are in Gallery or My Files, you can tap the More in the settings of those apps. There will be a section for hidden items. Click that and you can show all or individually the items you wish to unhide. This is for the Kitkat OS. If you have been upgraded to Lollipop OS, you can connect your phone to Kies and search for items with .hide attached.
How to find the "private" folder when transferring files over to a computer if it is not activated?
I dropped my phone and now the entire screen is black, the phone still functions as I can unlock it, open apps, receive calls but I cannot see anything on the screen. So I am obviously getting a new one but I wanted to transfer all my files over to my computer so I can have them saved. I have several photos and pictures hidden through the private function and as the screen is black I cannot activate the private function, even when I try my best going off my memory I don't believe I am unlocking private mode. So is there a way to find the photos in the private folder on my computer when I connect them or not?
You can run a search for .hide within Kies but without Private Mode disabled, you may just be transferring files that you will never be able to open unless you crack the encryption.
I can't locate my apps icon on the extreme right hand side of my favorites bar?
There's no apps icon on my Galaxy S5
This happened after the Lollipop OS update. You can either go to Settings and then Display and toggle the Multi Window function OR long press on the screen and you will be able to adjust settings and widgets for your home screen.
How to free up space on Samsung Galaxy 5?
I have a Samsung Galaxy 5. It is saying the memory is almost full. My contacts are taking up an enormous amount of space. When my daughter set up my phone, she imported all of my Yahoo email contacts into my phone contacts. Now I can't delete them. I don't need them in my contacts. Ideas?
You can login on the PC to Google Contacts. These are your phone contacts. You can edit within that website and then sync your phone for the changes. The other option is to go to People in your Apps list and deselect Yahoo. Reboot the phone and see if they are gone from your contacts. If you have the Yahoo app then go to Applications Manager and Clear Cache and Data within that app. Then delete it and re install but this time choose not to sync Yahoo email contacts with your phone contacts.
If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.
